PUNJAB GOVT (EXTRA.

) JULY 2,1996 (ASADHA 11-1918 SAKA)

GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT
Notification
The 27th June,1996
No G.S.R 48/PA 11/95/S.180/96 In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 180 read with
sub-section (2) of section 48 of the Punjab Regional and Town Planning And Development Act,
1995 (Punjab Act No.11 of 1995), and all other powers enabling him in this behalf, the Governor of
Punjab is pleased to make the following rules, namely:-

3.

Short title, commencement and application

(1)
These rules may be called the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority (Building)
Rules, 1996. They shall come with force. They shall apply to (i)
The areas of the Urban estates set up by the Authority in terms of the provisions of section
28 of the Act or by the State Government under the Punjab Urban Estates (Development And
Regulation) Act 1964;
(ii)
The planning areas in respect of which town development schemes have been made by the
Authority under the Act or which are to be developed otherwise by the Authority under the Act;
(iii)
The Controlled areas declared as such under section 4 of the Punjab Scheduled roads and
Controlled Areas Restriction of Unregulated Development Act 1963; and
(iv)
Such other areas which the state Government may, by notification, specify from time to
time.
PART IPreliminary Definitions Unless the context otherwise requires
(i) abut a building shall be said to be abut on a street where the outer face any of its external
walls is on the street boundary ;
(ii)
Act means the Punjab Regional and Town Planning and Development Act 1995;
(iii) ancillary zone in relation to any areas means the land use zone ancillary or serving the
dominant land use and includes all the conforming uses of the dominant land use but excludes
all the non-conforming uses, whether existing or proposed;
(iv) applicant means a person who gives notice to the Competent Authority to erect or reerect a building and also includes his legal representatives and authorised agent;
(v) authorised Officer means an officer of the Authority specifically authorised by the
Authority to perform functions of the authorised officer under these rules;
(vi) architect shall have the same meaning as has been assigned to it in the Architects Act
1972 and registered as such under these rules;
(vii)
architectural control sheets means the sheets of drawing with directions approved by
the Competent Authority and kept in its office showing the measure of architectural control;
(viii) balcony means cantilevered horizontal projection at the floor or roof level from the wall
of building without any vertical support;
(ix) basement means storey which is next below the round storey or which has in any part
more than half of its height below the main level of the street or ground adjoining the building;
(x) building line means fixed line specified for a site beyond which no building within that
site other than compound wall shall project;
(xi) chhajja means a cantilevered horizontal or sloping projection;
(xii) courtyard means an area open to sky, which is enclosed or partially enclosed by the
building, boundary wall or railings and it may be at the ground floor level or any other level
within or adjacent to a building;
(xiii) Engineer means a person holding any of the qualifications making him eligible to
become Associate Member of the Institution of Engineers and registered as such under these
rules;
(xiv)
exist means a passage, channel or means egress from any building, to a street or
other open space of safety;
(xv)
floor area ratio means the ratio derived by dividing the total covered area of all

floors, excluding the area or basement storey by the area of plot;

(xvi)
ground floor means the storey which has floor surface nearest to the ground;
(xvii) group housing means a building constructed or to be constructed with one or more
floors consisting of one or more dwelling units having common service facilities;
(xviii)
habitable room means a room having windows and glazed door of the size of not
less than one tenth of the floor area of the room and designed for use of study, living,
sleeping, eating, kitchen excluding bath rooms, water closets compartments, laundries,
serving and storage pantries, corridors, attics and spaces which are not used frequently for
extended period;
(xix) height in relation to a building means the vertical measurement of the building
measured of the plinth level up to the highest level of the building parapet, excluding flues,
ducts, water storage tanks and mamties, domes, water cooling tanks, lift towers, lift rooms not
exceeding 2.25 meters in height and in relation to a room means the vertical measurement
from finished surface of the floor to the under surface of the ceiling of the room and in the case
of sloping ceiling, the height shall be minimum height of any room;
(xx)
lobby means covered circulation space;
(xxi)
loft means an intermediate floor in between two main floors not less than 1.2
meters in height which may be adopted or constructed for storage purpose and at a height of
not less than 2.25 meters from the floor level;
(xxii)
mamti means a small structure erected on the roof of a building at the head of
stair case to protect such a stair case from whether;
(xxiii) material change of use means a change of use from one class of building to another
class of building;
(xxiv)
parking space means an area to park vehicles meant either for private parking or
public parking;
(xxv)
plinth level' means the level of the ground floor of a building with respect to the
adjoining ground or street;
(xxvi)
plumber means a person holding any of the qualifications specified in the
Schedule and registered as such under these rules;
(xxvii)
private parking means parking space used or provided exclusively for the
parking of private vehicles in places other than pubic places;
(xxviii)
public building means building used or constructed or adapted to be used either
ordinarily or occasionally as place of public workshop as a hospital, college, school, hostel,
restaurant, theatre, public concert room, public lecture room, public exhibition hall or as a
public place assembly or entertainment for persons admitted thereto by tickets or otherwise, or
used or constructed or adapted to be used either ordinarily or occasionally for any similar
public purposes; (xxix)
public parking means parking space used or provided
exclusively for the parking of vehicles by the general public;
(xxx)
site coverage means ground area covered by the (building site coverage means
the ground area covered by the date) building immediately above plinth level but does not
include the space covered by:(a) the compound wall, gate ,cantilevered;
(b) projection upto two meters;
(c) garden, reckery, wall and well structure, plant nursery, water pool, platform around a
tree, tank, fountain, bench; and
(d) drainage, culvert, conduit catch pit, fully pit, chamber and gutter;
(xxxi)
storey means horizontal divisions of a building so constructed as be capable or
use as a living space although such horizontal division may not extend over the whole depth
or width of the building, but shall not include mezzanine floor;
(xxxii)
street means any road pathway, square court, alley or passage accessible
whatever permanently or temporarily to the public and whatever a through fare or not and
shall include every vacant space not withstanding that it may be a private property and
partly or wholly obstructed by any gate, post, chain, or other barrier whether of houses,
shops or other building abutting thereon, which is used by any person as means of an
access to or from any public place or through fare whether such person be occupiers of
such building or not, but shall not include any part of such space which the occupier of such
building has right at all hours to prevent all other person from using as aforesaid and shall
include also the drains or gutters there in or on either side and the land, whether covered or
not by any pavement, verandah or other erection, up to the boundary of any abutting
property not accessible to the public;
(xxiii)
temporary building means a building built of un-burnt bricks , burnt bricks
without mortar, corrugated iron, bamboo, thatch, wood board or plywood but shall not
include building built of burnt bricks, cement blocks or stores laid in mortar;

(xxiv) ventilation means supply of outside air into a building through window or other
openings due to wind outside and convection effects arising from temperature or vapor
pressure differences and, or both, between inside and outside of the building; and
(xxv) zoning plan means the plan approved by the Competent Authority showing the
streets, boundaries of building site open, spaces, position, permissible heights, permissible
uses of land and building site coverage and such other restrictions on the use and
development of land or buildings.
PART II Procedure for submission of Building Applications.
3.
Erection or Re-erection without permission Subject to the provision of the Act and
other provisions of these rules, no person shall commence the erection or re-erection of any
building on any site without previous sanction of the Competent Authority.
Provided that in the case of erection or re-erection of a building on a site measuring upto 250
square meters and having not more than three storeys previous sanction of the Competent
Authority shall not be required.
4.
Design and supervision:- Except where standard design supplied by the Competent
Authority, the architectural design of every building shall be prepared and signed by a registered
architect and every building operation shall be supervised by a registered architect or a registered
engineer.

5.

Application to erect or re-erect buildings:- Every person who intends to erect or re-erect

a building shall make an application Form A to the Competent Authority along with a fee as is
determined by the Chief Administrator and shall at the same time submit three sets of prints
mounted on cloth duly signed by the applicant, or his authorised agent or attorney,(i)
site plan detailed in rule 6;
(ii)
plans, elevations and section of the proposed building detailed in rule 7;
(iii)
water supply and drainage plans;
(iv)
structural stability certificate;
(v)
scheme for air conditioning or air cooling, if provided; and
(vi)
in case the building is more than, fifteen meters in height, then three more sets of the
schemes each designed for fire fighting system equipment and the electrical schemes.
Provided that a person who intends to erect to re-erect a building on a site measuring up to
240 square meters and having not more than three storeys will be required to submit only the
documents specified in clause (i) to (iv).
(2)
The applicant shall submit any additional information and plans as are demanded by the
Competent Authority.
6. Site Plans (1) The site plan fully dimensioned shall be drawn to a scale of not less than:(a)
1200 for sites measuring upto 4000 square meters.
(b)
1400 for sites measuring more than 4000 square meters but not exceeding 40,000
square meters; and
(c)
1.800 for sites measuring more than 40,000 square meters.
(2) The site plan shall be prepared to enable the site to be identified and shall show;
(a)
the boundaries of the site;
(b)
the directions of the north point relative to the site of the building;
(c)
the streets or roads adjoining the site with their width clearly dimensioned and
names, if any, giving also all existing roads, trees, lamp posts or any other feature or
structure likely to affect the approach to the building;
(d)
the outlines of the proposed building;
(e)
the levels of the site and the plinths of the building in relation to those of the
neighboring roads;
(f)
the area of the site to be covered by the building and also the level of courtyard and
open spaces;
(g)
all existing buildings or structure on or over or under the site or projecting beyond it;

(h)
(i)
site.

7.

methods of disposal of waste water, sewerage and storm water;

surroundings upto a distance of fifteen meters on all sides from the boundaries of the

Building plans, sections and elevations. - The building plans, section and elevations
shall be drawn to a scale of not less than 1:50 upto 1:800 square meters of the areas of the
site and 1:800 in other cases and the plans so drawn shall show.
(a)
the plan of the ground floor and other floors of the proposed building, all elevation
and sections fully explaining the design;
(b)
the plinth level of the building with reference to highest level of the street or streets of
which the proposed building is to front;
(c)
the level of the courtyard and open spaces in the building in relation to the highest
level of the street towards which the building is to be drained;
(d)
the proposed building and the proposed method of draining it including the position,
form and dimensions of water closets, urinals, drainage of stables, dhobi ghats, dust bins,
gate pillars and the method of disposal of sewerage and storm water;
(e)
the sizes of the doors, windows, openings and other methods of ventilation; and
(f)
the means of access to the building and its various doors and means of escape in
case of fire or any other emergency.

8.

Type Decision:- In case the applicant wishes to follow the type design prepared by the
Competent Authority, he may obtain the same from the Competent Authority and submit it
along with the site plan in triplicate to the Competent Authority for identification.

9.

Drawing to be submitted with application. - Every application and building plan shall be
accompanied by its water supply, drainage and structural drawings showing (a) position of sanitary fittings, down pipes, gully traps, hose sewer and manholes upto
their connection to the public sewer;
(b) position of taps, shower, storage tank, supply pipe and disturbing pipes;
(c) structural stability certificate by a registered Engineer or a registered architect.

Explanation. - Structure and material shall be in accordance with the latest National Building
Code.
10.

Occupation Certificate.
(1) Every applicant on completion of the building works according to the building plan shall
give notice of completion in Form 'B' and furnish the completion certificate in Form 'C'
through his architect to the Competent Authority for using the occupation certificate.
(2)
The Competent Authority shall within thirty days from the date of receipt of the
application shall either issue the occupation certification or reject the application giving
reasons for such rejections in Form 'D';
Provided that the applicant shall remove or destroy any temporary building which
might have been erected and the debris from the site and adjoining roads or vacant site
before the occupation certificate is issued;
Provided further that partial occupation certificate may be granted for partially
constructed building with one habitable room, one water closet and one bathroom.

PART III ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL

11.

Power of Competent Authority to sanction or refuse erection or re-erection.

(1) The Competent Authority shall refuse to sanction the erection or re-erection any building
if it is in contravention of any of the provisions for these rules.
(2)
The Competent Authority may sanction the erection or re-erection of any building
either absolutely or subject to such modifications in accordance with these rules as it may
deem and one copy of the mounted plans shall be sent to the applicant with the word

sanctioned written on it.

(3)
E.

The intimation of the sanction or rejection of the building plan shall be given in Form

12. Presumption of sanction. - If the competent Authority neglect or omits within 60 days receipts
from any person of valid application, complete in all respects to erect or re-erect a building to pass
orders sanctioning or refusing to sanction such erection or re- erection the plans shall without
prejudice to the provisions of these rules and the restrictions specified for erection or re-erection of
buildings be deemed to have been sanctioned and the applicant may proceed with the erection reerection of building or carry out any development works as described in the application or in any
accompanying documents but not so as to contravene any of the provisions of the Act and these
rules made there under and the restrictions specified for erection or re-erection of buildings.
13. Validity period of sanction. - Every sanction for the erection or re-erection of any building or
carrying out any development work shall remain in force unless it is modified or cancelled by the
Competent Authority by due process of law.
PART IV Planning and Architectural Control
14.
Compliance of zoning plan and architectural controls sheets:- The erection or reerection of any building shall comply with the restrictions of the zoning plan architectural control
sheets and the schedule clauses appended thereto.
15.
Site Coverage:- (1) The maximum permissible site coverage on all the sites shall be
calculated as under:-

Sr. No.
(i)
(ii)
(iii)

Area of the Site

Permissible Site Coverage
For the first 210 Square meters
65%
For the next 210 square meters
50%
For the remaining area
40%

(2)
Group housing and Multi Storeyed Residential Flats For group housing and Multi
Storeyed Residential Flats site coverage shall not exceed fifty percent of the total site area.
(3)
Industrial - In case of industrial buildings, the site coverage shall be as specified in the
zonal plan. The residential component in these building shall not exceed five percent of the total
built up area on all the floors.
(4)
Commercial :-In case of commercial buildings, site coverage shall be as specified in the
Architectural Control Sheet or the zoning plan.
(5)
Public Buildings:- In public buildings, site coverage shall not exceed forty percent of the
total area of the site. The residential component in these building shall not exceed five percent of
the total built up area on all the floors.
Provided that in case of hospitals, the residential component shall not exceed ten percent of the
total built up area on all floors.
16.

Floor Area Ratio:- The maximum floor area ratio shall not exceed:
(a)
(b)
(c)

In case of Educational buildings

1.0
In case of other public buildings
1.5
In case of residential plotted development : (i) For plots upto 225 square meters in area
1.65
(ii) For plots above 225 square meters but not exceeding 325 square metres
1.40
(iii) For plots above 325 square meters but not exceeding 430 square metres
1.25
(iv) For plots exceeding 430 square metres 1.00
Provided that the total covered area permissible under any of the
categories specified above shall not be less than the maximum area

(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)

permissible in the next below category, for plots falling in the same row.
In case of Group Housing the Floor Area Ratio shall be as specified in the Zoning
Plan.
In case of commercial plots, Floor Area Ratio shall be as specified in the Zoning Plan
or Architectural Control Sheets.
In case of industrial plots, Floor Area Ratio shall be as specified in the Zoning Plan.
In case of IT and IT&S, Electronic Industry, knowledge Park and Building Technology
Units, the Floor Space Index (FSI)/Floor Area Ratio shall be further relaxed to the
extent of 50 percent over and above the Floor Area Ratio as specified in the zoning
plan referred in sub rule (f) above.
Provided that this benefit would be made available to such Industrial Units in this
category which are issued eligibility certificate by Industries Deptt. in this regard.

16 (ii) Plot holders to whom allotments have been made before 30th June, 1997 shall have to pay
charges, as may be laid down from time to time for availing of the additional covered are
permitted, --- vide this notification. These charges will however, be payable only when the benefit
of increased covered area will be asked for at the time of sanction of the building plan for the said
purpose.
17.

Height of building and set back:-

(1) The maximum height upto which any building be built shall not exceed the width of abutting
road or street plus the width of the set back.
(2)
The width of front and rear set backs, if left at any point of the building, shall be equal to one
forth of the height of the building subject to a height of two meters and the width of the side set
back if left at any point of the building shall be equal to one-fifth of the height of the building subject
to minimum of 1.5 meters.
18.
Projection:- (1) Where there is an uncovered balcony or chhajja or contilever from wall it
shall not project more than two meters beyond the building line when measured at right angle to
the outer face of the wall and it shall be within the boundaries of the site and in the case of row
houses or buildings adjoining each other the projection shall not be more than one meter in case
the area of the site is less than 250 square meters;

Provided that projection on door and window shall not exceed 0.45 meters.
(2) No projection shall be at a lesser height than 2.25 meters clear above the plinth level of the
building.
(3) The width of the projection shall not exceed one forth of the width of the sites.
(4) The area of projection shall not be counted towards the covered area of the site.
19. Parking:- The total area under parking is not to be less than ten percent of the area of site
plus ten percent of the total covered area on all the floors;
Provided that this requirement shall be reduced by fifty percent for residential buildings
these provisions shall not be applicable in the case of plotted residential development.
20. Minimum Area of Courtyard:(1) The minimum area of every closed courtyard of a residential building upon which
habitable rooms abut shall not be less that nine square meters and the minimum width of
every such courtyard in any direction shall not be less than 2.5 meters.
(2) Not withstanding the provisions of sub rule (1), the width of the courtyard shall not be
less than half the mean height of the abutting building or enclosing walls.
21.

Dwelling unit:-

(1) Each residential building intended for the use of a single family shall in addition to living room
or rooms, have at least

(a) One kitchen or kitchen above; and

(b) One bath room or an enclosed or open bathing platform and water closet; or
(c) One toilet comprising of a bathroom and a water closet.
(2) Where a residential building is intended for use more than one family such as a block of flats,
the requirements specified in sub rule (1) shall be repeated for every family.
(3)
Where community kitchen, bathrooms, latrines or water closets are provided in a public
building the requirements with regard to the provisions of kitchen, bath rooms, latrines and water
closets may be dispensed with.
Provided that the standard of community kitchens bath rooms and latrines shall be
appropriate in accordance with the National Building code.
22.

Minimum height of room, verandah and light ventilation:(1) The height of a habitable room shall not be less than 2.70 meters and the mean height
of a water closet bathrooms, store room, gallery, verandah and mezzanine floor shall not be
less than 2.25 and the clear headroom in any case shall not be less than 2.25 meters .
(2)
Not withstanding the obstruction by the projection and compound wall, habitable
room shall have the opening either directly or through as open verandah or courtyard, into
an open space having a minimum width of three meters and the total aggregate openable
area in the form of window, ventilators glazed doors or other apertures shall not be less
than one tenth of the floor area of the room.

23.

Provision of lift:- Every building having more than fourteen square meters height shall be
provided with in a minimum of one lift and the total number of such lifts be calculated on the
basis of one lift for every 900 square floor area above four storeys.

24.

Basement:- The minimum height of basement shall be 2.50 meters measured from the
finished level of the floor to the under surface of the beam joint grinders or any other
horizontal structural member and its covered area shall not exceed the area on the ground
floor of the building and shall lie below it and further it shall satisfy public health structural
requirements and shall not be used for habitable purpose.

25.

Stair case:- (1)

A building having more than one storey and intended to be used as a
single family or two-family or two-family residential building shall be provided with atleast
one stair case having minimum width of 0.70 meters.
(2)
Every building intended to be used as a commercial or public building shall be
provided with atleast one staircase extending from ground floor level to the highest floor
having minimum clear width of 1.20 meters.
(3)
No staircase in a building shall have a riser if more than 22 centimeters and a tread
of less than 23 centimeters.
(4)

The width of the landing shall not be less than the width of the staircase.

26.

Set back of projected portion of roof level:- The projected portion of parapet, flues,
ducts, water storage tanks, mamties, minarets, domes, water cooling tanks, lift rooms
exceeding 2.25 meters in height shall be receded from the facade by a minimum distance
equal to their height above roof level, failing which these shall be counted in calculating the
height of the building as well as covered area.

27.

Distance between buildings of adjoining sites:- Distance between buildings within the
same site or between buildings of the adjoining sites, shall not be less than average height

of the facades of the adjoining buildings at any level.

Provided that light and ventilation is derived for these buildings from the space
between them, falling which such a distance shall not be less than fifty percent of the
average height of the building.
28.

Width of Street:- Except as otherwise provided in any sanctioned scheme of the State
Government or of a Local Authority, no building shall be erected re-erected unless it abuts
on a street lare alley, passage, road or other wise, whether existing or proposed unless the
same is clearly laid on the ground and is not less than six meters in width.

PART V
29.

Material and Structural Control

Fire Protection:(1)
All requirement of fire protection through classification of buildings based on
occupancy, type of construction and of her requirement shall be in accordance with the IS1642-1960 Code of Practice for Safety of Buildings (General); material and details of
construction, and other relevant B.I.S. Code of the National Buildings Code with latest
amendments.
(2)
For buildings having more than four storeys in height non-combustible material shall
be used for construction.

30.

Structural Design:- The structural design of all buildings shall be in accordance with the
relevant provisions of the B.I.S. Code and shall be certified by a registered engineer or a
registered architect.

31.

Plinth Level:- The plinth level shall be less than fortyfive centimeters or as may be
specified by the Competent Authority from time to time.

32.

Roof:- The Construction of every roof shall conform to the materials and specifications as
are specified in the Punjab Public Works Department specifications .

PART VI Public Health: Water Supply, Sewerage and Drainage.

33.

Application for Connection:- Every application for water connection from the main water
supply for a private domestic purpose shall be made in Form F to the Competent Authority
through a registered plumber.

34.

Material for water connection:- Every applicant shall procure at his own cost at least a
ferrule ISI mark, a stoop cock of ISI mark, water meter and surface box if the water meter
and surface box is not supplied by the Competent Authority, medium size G.I. pipes and
specials to be installed for the ground floor level.

35.

Sanction of Water Connection:- On receipt of the application under rule 33 and subject to
the fulfillment of the requirement of these rules, the Competent Authority may sanction the
water connection and direct the applicant to deposit such security and any other charges as
may be determined by the Chief Administrator for getting the water connection.

36.

Release of Water Connection:(1) After the water connection is sanctioned under the rule 35 the applicant shall excavate the
trench in a safe manner at the place from where connection from the water main has been
sanctioned and thereafter supply pipe line will be drilled and ferrule and connection pipe
shall be laid.
(2) (a) No building or premises shall be supplied with water by the Competent Authority
through more than one communication pipe and in the case of multi-storeyed flats, separate
water connection for each flat will be allowed and its water meter shall be installed at the
ground floor.

(b) All works to be carried out by the applicant in connection with the supply or use of
water shall be required to be executed by a registered plumber and shall conform to the
standard and specifications laid down for such items in the Punjab Public Works
Department specifications Book 1986 Edition and if no standards or specifications are laid
down for any item it shall be as per standard and specifications of Indian Standard
Institute and if no standard and specifications are laid down by the Indian Institute than
that item shall be as per the Bureau of Indian Standards.
37. Notice and Certificate of Completion of work:- No connection to any public sewer shall be
made nor any water borne sanitary installation and drainage work intended to be connected
through the connection shall be brought in to use, until the applicant, after completion of
minimum works, has applied to the Competent Authority for a certificate , and a certificate
has been issued by the Competent Authority Form D after satisfying that the sanitary
installations and drainage have been satisfactorily completed in compliance with these
rules.
(2)
If no decision is communicated on the application for a certificate under the sub-rule
(1) within twenty days of the receipt of the application, the certificate shall be deemed to
have been granted.
38.

Application before connection with public sewer:- After the grant of the certificate
referred to in rule 37 or in the event of the certificate having been deemed to have been
granted every person intending to connect a drain or sewer to a public water sewer shall
apply in form G to the Competent Authority at least seven days before the date on which
connection is required.
(2)
The application under sub-rule (1) shall be accompanied by the certificate referred to
in rule 37, along with a fee that the Chief Administrator may specify from time to time.
(3)
On receipt of the application and subject to the requirements of the rule 37, the
Competent Authority shall accept or reject the application.
(4)
In the event of the required connection having been sanctioned, it shall get
connected through a registered plumber.

39.

Connection with public sewer:- Every drain or sewer discharging in to a public sewer
shall join the sewer obliquely in the direction of the flow of the sewer and such a connection
shall be made at an existing junction in the sewer or there shall be an intersection man hole
before the connection within the boundaries of the site.

40.

Material for drain and construction:- The material and methods of construction for drain
shall conform to the Punjab PWD Specifications, 1986 Edition, as amended from time to
time, and if there are no such specifications laid down for any item, the same should
conform to the specifications laid down for such item by the Bureau of Indian Standards.

41.

Drain Connection for trade effluent:- Every drain and private sewer intended solely for
conveyance of industrial or chemical or other trade effluent shall be constructed of good and
sound type of material unaffected by the chemical action of the effluent and shall be laid as
prescribed in the Punjab PWD specifications or the National Building Code or in accordance
with the instructions issued for time to time by the Competent Authority.

42.

Waste Paper Pipes:- A waste water pipe from a bath, sink (not being a slope sink), bidet or
lavatory basis and pipe for carrying water directly shall:(i)
not discharge as to cause dampness in the walls or the foundation of a building.
(ii)
if it discharges into a drain, be disconnected from the drain by a trapped gully with a
suitable grating above the level of the water in the trap.

43.

Manholes:- (1) At every change in alignment, gradient or diameter of a drain there shall be
a manhole inspection chamber and bends and junctions in the drain shall be grouped
together in a manhole as far as possible and a maximum distance between manhole and
gully chamber shall not exceed six meters.
(2)

Whereas the diameter of a drain is increased, the crown of the pipes shall be fixed at

the same level and the necessary slope given in the invert of the manhole, chamber, and in
exceptional cases, where the required fall is not available, connection may be made upto
half the difference in the diameter that is the connecting branch shall be connected in such
a manner that full supply sewer level of both the sewers is maintained running half the
diameter of both the sewers of drain and the minimum internal size of chamber (between
brick faces) shall be as follows:(a)
(b)
(c)

44.

For depths of 0.80 metre;

For depths of more than 0.80 metres but not exceeding
2.1 metres; and
For depths of more than 2.1 metres

0.75 x 0.75 metres

1.2 x 0.90 metres
Rectangular Chamber with
minimum internal dimensions
of 1.20 x 0.90 metres

Septic Tank:- No septic tank shall be located within thirty meters of any percolation well,
water forces or stream used or likely to be drinking or domestic purposes or for the
manufacture or preparation of any articles of food or drink for human consumption and it
shall be readily accessible so as to permit cleaning operations being carried out without
interference with the operation of any water borne-sanitary installation as a whole .
(2)
Every septic tank shall be constructed in to two separate compartments so that one
compartment when required may be put out of use for cleaning purposes.
(3)
The capacity of every compartment of the septic tank shall be two and a half times
the total water allowance for the total number of residents of the building.
(4)

Every inlet pipe into a septic tank shall be effectively trapped.

(5)
The design of septic tank shall be in accordance with the B.I.S. Code No. IS 2470,
Part I-1968 and IS 2470 (Part-II-1971) Code of practice for design and construction of
septic tank.
45.

Absorption pits:(1) In the matter of location every absorption pit shall confirm to same restrictions as are
laid down for a specific tank under rule 44.
(2) No absorption shall have any outlet into or means of communication with any sewer,
storm water, drain or surface drain.
(3) The wall of every absorption pit shall be atleast 0.50 meter above ground level so as to
exclude effectively the entry of storm water into the absorption pit.
(4) The absorption pit shall be constructed in duplicate so that one pit can be pit out of use
for cleaning purpose and the capacity of the absorption pit shall be as approved by the
Competent Authority.
(5) The other details of the absorption pit should conform to the B.I.S. Code no. IS 2470
(Part I) 1968 Code of Practice for design and construction of septic tanks.
(6) The absorption pits shall be provided with adequate means of access for removing the
filtering media and cleaning the same.

46. Electrical Installations:- The electrical installations in the building shall be carried out in
conformity with the requirements of the Indian Electricity Act, 1910 and the Indian Electricity
Rules,1956, as amended from time to time.
(2) The work of electric installations shall be carried out under the supervision of a person
holding a Certificate of Competency issued by the Chief Electrical Inspector, Punjab.

PART VII Registration of Architect Engineers and Plumbers

47.

Registration of Architects:- An Architect desirous of registration with the Authorized

Officer shall make an application in Form H along with such fee as is determined by the
Chief Administrator as registration fee for a period of five years.

48.

Registration of Engineers:- An engineer desirous of registration with the Authorized

Officer shall make an application in Form I along with such fee as is determined by the
Chief Administrator as registration fee for a period of five years.

49.

Registration of Plumbers: A Plumber who is holding any of the qualifications specified in

the Schedule and desirous of registration with the Authorized Officer shall make an
application in Form J along with such fee as is determined by the Chief Administrator as a
registration fee for a period of five years.

50.

Grant of registration: If an application made under rule 47 or rule 48 or rule 49 is found in

order, the Authorized Officer may grant registration and issue a registration certificate in
Form K to the applicant for registering him as Architect or Engineer or Plumber, as the
case may be.

51.

Renewal of registration:- A registration certificate issued under rule 50 shall be renewable

for a period of five years on the payment of such renewal fee as is determined by the Chief
Administrator.

52.

Cancellation of registration certificate: A registration certificate granted under rule 50 or

renewed under rule 51 shall be liable to be cancelled by the Authorized Officer if the holder
thereof contravenes any of the provisions of the Act or the rules or regulations made there
under or any direction issued there under by the Competent Authority:
Provided that before canceling the registration certificate reasonable opportunity of being
heard will be afforded to the holder of the registration certificate.

PART VIII Miscellaneous

53.

Relaxation:- The Chief Administrator may relax any of the provisions of these rules for
reasons to be recorded in writing in respect of any class or a category of cases.

SCHEDULE
(See rule 2 (xxvi))
QUALIFICATIONS FOR REGISTRATION OF PLUMBERS
One of the following qualification shall be essential for registration as plumber, namely:(i)

A person having one year certificate course in plumbing from any Industrial Training
Institute recognized by the State Government; or

(i) A person registered as plumber with any local authority or statutory body of the Government
of Punjab; or

(ii)

Ten years practical experience in sanitary installations with a firm or repute or under a
registered plumber.

FORM A
(See rule 5)
(FORM OF APPLICATION)
Class of Building:

*Residential/ Commercial/ Public/ Warehousing/ Industrial-Building

From
To
_________________________ _________________________ _________________________
The Competent Authority, _____________________ _____________________
Sir,
I/We apply for permission to erect/re-erect/add/alter a building/wall in accordance with the plans
submitted herewith on Site: No. ___________________________
I/We attach _________________________
2.
(a)
A site plan in triplicate showing the position of site proposed to be built upon as
required by the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority (Building) Rules, 1996.
(b)
Plans, elevation and sections of the proposed buildings required by the Punjab Urban
Planning and Development Authority (Building) Rules, 1996.
(c)
Water supply, drainage plans, structural stability certificate, scheme for fire safety
and fire-fighting system and equipment, electrical scheme for air conditioning and air-cooling as
required by the rules ibid.
3.
The construction of the building will be supervised by the registered Architect or the
registered Engineer.
Dated :
Signature
Enclosures

*Strike out the class and classes of buildings not required.

FORM B
(See rule 10 (1))
NOTICE OF COMPLETION AND PERMISSION TO OCCUPY
From ____________________
To the Competent Authority _________________________ _________________________

Sir,
I/We hereby give you notice that the buildinga part of the building described below and
sanctioned with your order No. _____________ dated ______________ has been completed on
____________________________________ in all respects according to the provision of the
Punjab Regional and Town Planning and Development Act, 1995 and the rules made there under
and sanctioned plans and the suggested modification has been carried out.
2.
Completion Certificate from the registered architecture/engineer who supervised the
construction of the building and a completion certificate from the registered plumber are submitted
herewith.
3.
Kindly permit me/us to occupy the building as required by rule 11 of the Punjab Urban
Planning and Development Authority (Building) Rules, 1996.

DESCRIPTION OF BUILDING
Area______________________________
Name of the road___________________________
Site No. ___________________________
House No. (if any)__________________________

Signature of the Applicant

FORM C
(See rule 10 (1)
COMPLETION CERTIFICATE BY A REGISTERED ARCHITECT/ ENGINEER
I do hereby certify that the following work ____________________________ (insert full particulars
of work) has been supervised by me and has been completed to my satisfaction in accordance
with the provisions of the Punjab Regional and Town Planning and Development Act, 1995 (P.A.
No. 11 of 1995) and the rules made thereunder and sanctioned plans. The workmanship and the
materials used are good. That no provision of the Punjab Regional and Town Planning and
Development Act, 1995 (P.A. No. 11 of 1995) and the rules made thereunder and no requisition
made, condition prescribed or under issued thereunder has been transgressed in the course of the
work.
Area _______________________
Name of the road ________________________
Site No. ________________________
House No. (if any) ____________________
Particulars of the work ________________________________________________
Signature
(Registered Architect/ Engineer)

FORM D
(See rule 10(2))
PERMISSION FOR OCCUPANCY OR USE OF THE BUILDING
From The Competent Authority
To
Memorandum No. ___________________ Dated:
Whereas____________________________ has given Notice of completion of the building
described below;
I hereby:(1)
(2)
below:-

grant permission for the occupation and/or use of the said building;
Or
refuse permission for the occupation and/or use of the said building for reasons given

Description of building
Area__________________________ Name of road____________________________
Site No.________________________House No. (If any) ________________________

Competent Authority

FORM E
(See rule 11(3))
INTIMATION FOR SANCTION/REJECTION OF THE BUILDING PLAN

From The Competent Authority

To ________________________
Memorandum No.
Dated
With Reference to your application for permission to erect/re-erect/add to/alter a building on site
No. ______________________ in accordance with the plans submitted with it, your application is
hereby__________________
(i)

Sanction for the aforesaid construction under rule 11 of the Punjab Urban Planning
and Development Authority (Building) Rules, 1996;
(ii) Rejected for reasons given hereunder:(1)
(2)
(iii) Sanction subject to the following amendments:(1)
(2)
(iv) returned for removal of the following defects:(1)
(2)

Enclosures;

Signature
Competent Authority

FORM F
(See rule 33)
APPLICATION FOR WATER CONNECTION
To The Competent Authority
Sir,
I/We want to have a water connection in my/our _______________________ I/We have read the
Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority (Building) Rules, 1996 and do undertake to
abide by them.
The particulars are given below:Name of Area ___________________________ Road ________________________________
Building/Plot/House No. __________________________ Name of Owner __________________
Son of_______________________________ Name of applicant _________________________
Son of________________________________
Size of ferrule_______________________________ Number of taps required _______________
Name of registered Plumber through whom the work is executed
INSTRUCTIONS:The application should be entertained either from the owner or such person who has been
authorized to do so by the owner who would be held responsible for the payment of water charges
etc.
Date______________

Signature of applicant______________________
Fathers name____________________________
Address_________________________________

FORM G
(See rule 38)
APPLICATION FOR SEWERAGE CONNECTION
To
The Competent Authority

Sir,
I/We want to have a sewerage connection in my/our _____________________, I/We have
read the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority (Building) Rules, 1996 and do
undertake to abide by them.
The particulars are given below:Name of Area________________________
Road_____________________________
Building/ Site/ House No . __________________________ Son of ________________
Name of Applicant ____________________ Son of ____________________________________
Number of seat______________________________ Size of line _________________________
Name of the registered Plumber through whom the work will be executed___________________
_____________________________________

INSTRUCTIONS:The application should be entertained either from the owner or such person
who has been authorized to do so by the owner who would be held responsible for the payment of
sewerage charges etc.
Date_______________

Signature of applicant _________________________

Fathers name________________________________
Address_____________________________________

FORM H
(See rule 47)
FORM OF APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION AS ARCHITECT
From
________________________________ ________________________________
To
The Authorized Officer,
Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority,
Sir,
I apply for registration to practice as architect to enable me to submit building plans and
supervise building construction in the __________________.
I hold necessary qualifications enabling me for getting registration with the Punjab Urban
Planning and Development Authority. Copies of certificates/ testimonials duly attested by a
gazetted officer are enclosed herewith.
A demand draft No. ___________________ amounting to Rs. _______________ in favor of
(indicate designation of Authorized Officer) is enclosed herewith as registration fee for the period
of_______________________.
Yours faithfully,
Place:
Dated:

Name_____________________
Full Address ________________

FORM I
(See rule 48)
FORM OF APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION AS ENGINEERS
From
_____________________________ _____________________________
To
The Authorized Officer,
Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority,
Sir,
I apply for registration to practice as engineer to enable me to submit building plans and
supervise buildings construction in the __________________.
I hold necessary qualifications, enabling me for getting registration with the Punjab Urban Planning
and Development Authority. Copies of certificates/ testimonials duly attested by a gazetted officer
are enclosed herewith.
A demand draft No. ___________________ amounting to Rs. _______________ in favor of
(indicate designation of Authorized Officer) is enclosed herewith as registration fee for the period
of_______________________.
Yours faithfully,
Place:
Dated:

Name ____________________
Full Address ________________

FORM J
(See rule 49)
FORM OF APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION AS PLUMBER
From__
___________________________
_____________________________
To
The Authorized Officer,
Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority.
_______________________________
Sir,
I apply for registration to practice as plumber to enable me to submit building plans and
supervise buildings construction in the __________________.
I hold necessary qualifications enabling me for getting registration with the Punjab Urban
Planning and Development Authority. Copies of certificates/ testimonials duly attested by a
gazetted officer are enclosed herewith.
A demand draft No. ___________________ amounting to Rs. ___________________
in favor of (indicate designation of Authorized Officer) is enclosed herewith as registration fee for
the period of_______________________.
Yours faithfully,
Place:
Dated:

Name _____________________
Full Address ________________

FORM K
(See rule 50)
FORM OF REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE OF ENGINEERS/ ARCHITECTS/ PLUMBERS
Registration No.

Dated:

The certificate of registration is hereby granted to (Name__________) son of

___________________ resident of _____________________ for performing the duties of an *
Engineer/ Architect/ Plumber under the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority
(Building) Rules, 1996.
The certificate of registration is being issued subject to the following terms and conditions,
namely:(i)
The certificate shall remain valid for a period of five years from the date of its issue;
(ii)
It shall be renewable on submission of fresh application along with the prescribed fee
provided the application is submitted one month before the expiry date of previous registration;
(iii)
The certification will be operative in the areas in which the Punjab Urban Planning and
Development Authority (Building) Rules, 1996 are in operation;
(iv)
It will not be used for the purpose other than the purposes specified under the Punjab Urban
and Development Authority (Building) Rules, 1996.
(v)
The Authorized Officer has the right to withdraw or cancel the certificate at any time during
the tenure of registration of it is found, that,___
(a) The Engineer/ Architect / Plumber has given any wrong information in his application for
registration;
(b) The * Engineer/ Architect/ Plumber has violated any terms and conditions of registration
or any provision of the Punjab Regional and Town Planning and Development Act, 1995 or any
rule made there under.

Place:
Dated:

Authorized Officer
Strike down which is not applicable.

Serial No.

Date of renewal

Date upto which renewed

Signature of Authorized Officer

K.R. LAKHANPAL,
Secretary to Government of Punjab,
Department of Housing and Urban Development.

AMENDMENTS
GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
NOTIFICATION
No.1/145/96-4HGI/5711
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 180 read with sub-section (2) of section 43
of the Punjab Regional and Town Planning and Development Act, 1995 (Punjab Act No.11 of
1995) and all other powers enabling him in this behalf, the Governor of Punjab is pleased to make
the following Rules further to amend the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority
(Building) Rules, 1996 namely
RULES
1. Short titles
These Rules may be called the Punjab Urban Planning and Development
Authority (Building) (Amendment) Rules, 1998.
2. Commencement
They shall came into force at once.
3. In the Punjab urban planning and Development Authority (Building) Rules, 1996 (hereinafter
referred to as the said Rules), in Rule, 15 the following Rule, shall be substituted, namely:
15. Site coverage
1) The maximum permissible site coverage on residential sites shall be as under:Sr. No.

Area of site

Permissible site coverage 65%

i.

For the first 210 square meters

65%

ii.

For the next 210 squares meters

50%

iii.

For the remaining area

40%

2) Group housing & Multi Storeyed residential flats- For Group housing & Multi storeyed
residential flats site coverage shall not exceed forty percent of the total site area.
3) Industrial - In case of industrial buildings, the site coverage shall be as specified in the zoning
plan. The residential component in these buildings shall not exceed five percent of the total built up
area on all floors.
4) Commercial - In case of commercial buildings site coverage shall be as specified in the
Architectural Control Sheet or the zoning plan.
5) Public Buildings - In public buildings, site coverage shall not exceed forty percent of the total
area of the site. The residential component in these buildings shall not exceed five percent of the
total built up area on all floors.
4.
In the said Rules, for Rule 16 , the following shall be substituted , namely:16 (i)
Floor Area Ratio: The maximum floor area ratio shall not exceed.
a) In case of Educational buildings:
b) In case of other public buildings:

1.0
1.5

c) In case of residential plotted

Development:i)
For plots upto 225 sq.mtr. in area
1.65
ii)
For plots above to 225 sq.mtrs. but not 1.40
exceeding 325 sq.mts.
iii)
For plots above 325 sq.mtr but not
1.25
exceeding 430 Sq.mtr.
d) In case of Group Housing the Floor Area Ratio shall be as specified in the zoning
plan.
e) In case of commercial plots Floor Area Ratio shall be as specified in the Zoning
plan or Architectural Control Sheets.
f) In case of industrial plots Floor Area Ratio shall be as specified in the zoning plan.
16(ii) Plot holders to whom allotments have been made before 30.6.1997 shall have to pay
charges, as may be laid down from time to time, for availing of the additional covered area
permitted vide this notification. These charges will however, be payable only when the benefit of
increased covered area will be asked for at the time of sanction of the building plan for the said
purpose.

Dated Chandigarh,
the 17.12.1998

Principal Secretary,
Government of Punjab,
Department of Housing and Urban Development, Chandigarh.

Endst. No. 1/14/96-4HGI/

A copy is forwarded to the controller, printing & Stationery, U.T. Chandigarh for printing it
in the Punjab Govt. Gazette (extra ordinary). 200 copies of the notification to be supplied to this
office for official use.

No.1/14/96-4HGI/

Dt.

Chd.

Sd/(S.C.Aggarwal),
Secretary Housing.
the

A copy is forwarded to the Chief Administrator, Punjab Urban Planning &

Development Authority for information and necessary action.
Sd/(Prem Singh)
Superintendent.

DEPTT. OF TOWN & COUNTRY PLANNING PB.

Endst. No. 106-25 CTP.PB/SP-28 Dt.: 8.11.999.
A copy is forwarded to the following for information and necessary action:1.
2.

Senior Town Planners, Ludhiana/Patiala/Jalandhar/Amritsar/SAS Nagar.

Distt. Town Planners,
Ludhiana/Patiala/Bathinda/Sangrur/Fatehgarh
Sahib/Jalandhar/Amritsar/Gurdaspur/Faridkot/Ferozepur/Hoshiarpur/Mandi
Divn. Punjab , Chandigarh/SAS Nagar.

3.

Dy. Distt. Town Planner,Ropar/Kapurthala.

Chief Town Planner,
Punjab, Chandigarh

GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
(HOUSING-II BRANCH)
NOTIFICATION
No.18/16/2002-1HGII/2335
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 180 read with sub section (2) of section 43
of the Punjab Regional and Town Planning and Development Act, 1995 (Punjab Act No. 11 of
1995), and all other powers enabling him in this behalf, the Governor of Punjab is pleased to make
the following Rules further to amend the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority
(Building) Rules, 1996.
RULES
1.
(1) These Rules may be called the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority
(Building) (Second Amendment) Rules, 2003.
(2) They shall come into force at once.
2.
In the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority, (Building) Rules 1996, in
Rule 16 in sub rule (i), after clause (f), the following shall be added, namely:(g) In case of Mohindra Knowledge Park as well as for any other new Information
Technology Park with investment over Rs. 100 crores in Information Technology sector, the Floor
Area Ratio shall be 2.0.
(h) In case of IT and ITES, Electronic Industry, Knowledge Park and Bio Technology units,
the Floor Spacing Index (FSI)/ Floor Area Ratio shall be further relaxed to the extent of 50% over
and above the Floor Area Ratio as specified in the zoning plan referred in Sub-Rule (f) above.
Provided that this benefit would be made available to such industrial units in this category
which are issued eligibility certificate by Industries Department in this regard.
RAKESH SINGH
Secretary to Government of Punjab
Department of Housing and Urban Development, Chandigarh.
Endst.No. 18/16/2002-1HGII/

Dated:

A copy with a spare copy, is forwarded to the Controller, Printing and Stationery
Department, Punjab, Chandigarh with the request to publish this notification in the Punjab
Government Extra Ordinary Gazette.

Endst.No. 18/16/2002-1HGII/

Joint Secretary Housing.

Dated:

A copy is forwarded to the Chief Administrator, Punjab Urban Planning and Development
Authority, Chandigarh with reference to his letter No: PUDA.CA/2003-04/1227 dated 27/3/2003 for
information and necessary action.

Endst.No. 18/16/2002-1HGII/2338

Joint Secretary Housing.

Dated: 9-4-03
The April, 2003

GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
(HOUSING BRANCH-I)
NOTIFICATION
The 25 August, 2010
No. 2/1/2002-4HG1/Part-2/2805 - In exercise of the powers conferred by section 43 of The Punjab
Regional and Town Planning and Development Act, 1995 (Punjab Act No.161 of 1995) and all

other powers enabling him in this behalf, the Governor of Punjab is pleased to make the following
rules further to amend the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority (Building) Rules,
1996.
Rules
1. (1) These rules may be called the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority (Building),
Amendment Rules, 2010.
2. In the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority (Building) Rules, 1996, after Rule
45, the following rule shall be added, namely:-
Rules 45(A):- Roof Top Rain Water Harvesting and Ground Water Recharging.
All the buildings located on plot area of 40 Square Meters and above, shall have Top Rain Water
Harvesting System to recharge Ground Water as per the specific design to be provided by the
concerned Development Authority.
Chandigarh
Dated:23/08/2010

Dr. S.S. Sandhu

Secretary to Govt. of Punjab
Department of Housing and Urban Dev.